St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-19
IN THE cow mons.
Col. King.Harmou Heard From.-
sexton PrOds the Man He Calls a

sexton fFOQS the an He Calls
Liar.
LONDON, April 1s.-Col. King Harmon,
the new parliamentary under-secretary for
Ireland, for the first time since his appoint
ment, answered interrogatiyes respecting
Irish affairs. Upon rising he was greeted
with cheers by the government supporters,
and groans and derisive cries by the Par
nellites. He stated in response to ques-
tion that since March 1 only two tenants
had been evicted from the Marquis of Lans-
downe's estates. These two, however. in
volved the eviction of sixteen sub-tenants.
Sexton asked whether the government
would consent to rescind the suspension of
Healy. Mr.. Smith replied for the govern
| ment that the duty they had to discharge
Friday night was most disagreeable. The
government were sorry that they had
been forced to ask that Healy be named
for tranSgressing the orders of the house.
1t would be utterly ont of the question
however, when no apology had been given.
for this breach of the decencies of debate to
reScind the suspension. n motion to that ef-
feet could be entertained without the general
concurrence of the house. Sexton in
quired if it was competent for him to move
the resembling of Healy's suspension.
Speaker Peel replied that no motion would
be competent uuless it appeared on the
papers of the house. Sexton acting in the
absence of Healy said he was authorized
for him TO say that if Maj. Saunderson
withdrew the offensive charges to which
Healy's language was in reply. Healy
would withdraw the expression deemed by
the house offensive. Jacob Bright, liberal,
and a brother of John Bright, asked why
If that Jyhan tIvn Of
had committed the same otfense, one was
suspended while the other was not. The
speaker said that in ordinary circumstances
he would decline to answer that question or
any other question implying that his action
was not impartial. But in the present cir
cumStanceS
HE WOULD EXPLAIN
that in the second instance in which a
breach of the rules of the house had been
committed (that of SeXton) an apology fol-
lowed the withdrawal of the expression
causing the breach. Sexton moved that
Healy be heard at the bar of the house.
The speaker declared it could not be done.
Sexton asked Maj. Saunderson to withdraw
his assertions regarding Healy which ex-
asperated him into making the responses
for which he was suspended. SauDderson
remaining silent, Gladstone put to him di-
rect the question whether he was prepared
to render the house any assistance by a
withdrawal of his offensive expressions.
The conservatives cried "No, no." ''Don t."
Don't" Saunderson said he had never
alluded to Healy directly or indirectly, be-
cause he felt. as regards Healy. he was un-
able to substantiate the charges so as to
bring conviction to the minds of the men,
bers of the house. Cries of Hear"
III rba fforf fbo,.
sequently Sexton. resumng debate Oh the
Irish crime act amendment bill, said that
Saunderson had charged him with direct
completely in crime. If the accusations
were we'll founded. why did the Irish vice.
roy approve his present appointment as
high sheriff of Dublin? His name as
member Of the league had been linked with
that of Sheridan, the invincble, but Sheri-
dan was never a member of the executive
council of the land league. Did Saunder-
son in pointing to him (SeXton) mean in
reality TO embanass Col. King Harman,
against whom the major recently
UNsUCCEsSFULLY COMPETED
for the new government Office of parla-
mentary under-secretary for Ireland. Par
nellite cheers. Sheridan and Col. King
Hartman once canvassed the same constit-
uency together. Egan also, the treasurer
of the old land league, was, at one time,
the intimate friend of Col. King Harman.
[Cheers. They were fellow members of
the council Of the home rule league. Not
only that, but Egan wrote for the colonel
his political address to the electors.
Laughter. 1t was manifestly an absurd
ity for SaunderSon to accuse the executive
of the land league of knowing the men were
murderers because their names were men,
toned in connection with the Phoenix Park
affair. He (Sexton) had never learned of
aly fact or anything that had been proved
which would warrant him in changing the
opinion he always entertained that Egan
and those associated with him were inno-
cent of the charges brought against them.
[Cres of ''hear," '.hearp'] Saunderson's
attack was both mean and cowardly. 1t
did not contain direct explicit charges but
was composed OF insinuatiOns founded on
rumors. When exposed to the light Of day
NOT A RAG OF THOSE FICTIONS
would hold together, not one of them would
remain whether they took the shape simply
of lies or that of manifest, clumsy mali
cious forgery. Parnellite cheers. What
ever shape they might henceforth take the
speaker would pay no attention to them.
The only way tU argue with such sort Of
people who made such attacks was to take
them before the law. Referring to the bill
under consideration. Sexton said the meas
ure threatened the existence of the Irish
national league. He would remind the
house that the league, aided by the prelates
and clergy OF the Catholic church. had
struggled to maintain moral law. Yet this
league. so supported, was stigmatized as